Jewelry-display tray and holder.



M. B. KENDIS.

A JEWELRY DISPLAY TRAY AND HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 9. 1918.

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M. B. KENDIS.

JEWELRY DISPLAY TRAY AND HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MN. 9, I918.

Patented Sept. 10, 1918.

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MICHAEL B. KENDIS, 0F SEDALIA, MISSOURI.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 10, 1918.

Application filed January 9, 1518. Serial No. 211,014.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, MICHAEL B. Knivnis, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sedalia, in the county of Pettis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in J ewelry-Display Trays and Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for displaying rings and other articles of jewelry or the like, and it is the object of the invention to provide a novel holder for readily receiving and effectively holding a ring or other article for display in a show case,

counter, store window or the like.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a clean and sanitary mounting for such holders, which is washable and fadeproof. V 1

A further object is to provide a novel tray for utilizing the holders and displaying the articles. I

A still further object is the provision of such a device, which will be simple and inexpensive in construction and manufacture, and practical and serviceable in use.

With theforegoing and other objects in View, which will be 'apparent. as the nature of the invention is better understood, the invention resides in the arrangement and construction of parts, hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes within the scope of what is claimed can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

- The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the tray with the holders.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section thereof.

Fig. 3, is. afragmentary perspective view of one corner of thetray showing one of the supporting clips.

' Fig. 4 is a plan view of one of the holders.

Fig. 5' is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a display card having one of the holders thereon.

f The holders, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5,

each comprise a. pair of semi-circular blocks 7, of wood or other suitable materiah forming a circular clamp, although the same can be of any desired contour. The arcuate sides'of the jaws or blocks 7 are provided with grooves S thereby providing the clamp or. holder with a circumferential annular groove, in which is seatedan annular spring or band 9, constructed of coiled wire as illustrated, and having a contractive tension, whereby said spring in embracing the aws will contract the clampand move the confronting flat sides of the-jaws together when there isno article between them. The corners of the jaws, between the confronting sides and outer faces thereof, .are provided with chamfered arcuate notches 10, for the ready insertion of the ring or other article into the holder. Thus, when the article is introduced into the recess formed by said notches and pushed into the holder, the notches serve to center the article in the holder and also cause the jaws to separate. so that the article passes betweenthe confronting sides thereof, to be firmly held in place. The spring 9 yields as the jaws separate and clamp the article between them, and the aws can separate different distances for articles of various widths or sizes. The jaws move together as soon as the article is withdrawn.

which includes a sub-bottom or base 12 0.1"

wood or the like, and the tray proper is formed from sheet. metal or its equivalent, and comprises the bot-tom 13 having the upturned marginal rim'14 in turnprovided with the downturned apron 15 of greater width or height than-the rim 141 so as to project below the plane of the bottom 13. The apron 15 forms the sides of the tray and is inclined to facilitate stacking. lower edges of a number of trays stacked one on the other,can fit over the upper edges of the aprons 14, to prevent the trays slipping, and enable them to be conveniently placed in a safe at night orotherwise 'ha n only stiffen the same, but to also support the sub-bottom .12 which is fitted upwardly Thus, the

Within the apronbelow the bottom 13.. Sup- 1 V porting clipsl17 are; inserted over the edge.

portion 16 after the sub-bottom is introduced, and arepreferably locatedwithin the corners of the apron. These clips are se I cured to the lower surface of the sub-bottom or cleaning} The bottom 13 of the tray is provided with a suitable number and arrangement of upstruck bosses or raised'portions 19 having central openings 20 forming surrounding lips 21 overhanging and overlappmg the holders whichare seated on the sub-bottom underneath and within the bosses, thus holding the parts in place. The holders in being within the bosses are limited thereby in the separation of the jaws. The openings 20 expose the holders for the insertion of the articles, and said articles in projecting upwardly from the holders through said openings will be displayed and shown off to advantage, it being noted that the bosses serve to make the articles stand out individually, making them more noticeable and therefore also enabling theft tobe more 'quickly' de- V long life.

'tected and thwarted. The sheet metal covering or top of the tray is enameled in any suitable color (different color schemes thus being possible for different articles to help show them off) and this-makes the tray clean and sanitary, for the reason that it can be washed off with a damp cloth, and the enamel will not fade. The trays are thus of permanent construction, and will have a It is preferable to cement or otherwise fasten one jaw or part of each holder on the sub-bottom 12, to hold the same in a given position and thus neatly arrange the articles, while the other jaws are movable bodily from the fixed ones. The jaws or parts of the holders rest on the surface of the subenameled to render it sanitary and washable.

The holder is located within the area of said surface, like each'of the holdersflof the tray, so that the surface surrounding the holder can be keptclean. One part or jaw of the holderis cemented or otherwisefastened to the card, while the-other is freely movable to and fro-bodily 'to' conform tovarious articles. The surface of the card has suitable legends or other data'3lof1 permanent character thereon protected bythe enamel, and price numerals 32 or the like can be pasted, printed, painted orotherwise placed thereon, so as to bereadily removed or washed off to make changes.

Having thus described the inventiomwhat ing plate, a pair of jaws seated oirsaid plate,

one slidable freely on the plate in all directions parallel to the plate relative to the otherjaw which is fixedly mounted on said plate, and spring means for moving'said -jaws together and permitting free movementof the movable law on said plate.

2A display device embodying a supporttogether'and permit free movement of the movable jaw on said plater 3. A display device embodying a supporting plate, a pair of semi-circular'jaws seated on said plate and having their fiat sides confronting one another to fit together, one of said jaws being secured to said plate'andthe other being slidable freely on the plate in various directions, said jaws having grooves in their arcuate. sides, and an annular con tractive spring seatedinsaidgrooves and embraclng the aws to draw them'togethe'r' with their flat sides in contact, said aws having chamfered arcuate notches in those corners between said confronting sides and their faces to receive an article and cause the jaws to separate when the article is forced between them in said notches.

A. A display tray embodying a plate'having spaced upstruck raised portions with openings therein, and holders supported from below said plate and {located within said portions to be limited in movement thereby.- j z 1 5. A display tray embodying a bottom provided with openings, :a sub bott'om, and individual article holders supportedby said sub-bottom below. said openings, the tray bottom having meansfor, limiting the movement of said individual holders under said openings. l Y

6. A display tray embodying a bottom provided with raised bosses having openings therein, a sub-bottom, and article holders supported by the subbottom under and within said bosses to be limited in movement thereby. j i

7. A display tray" embodying a' bottom formed of sheet material and having a marginal. downturned apron, said bottom having openings for articlesfa sub-bottom within the apron below saidtray bottom to support said articles, and means for remiovably supporting said sub-bottom from said apron.

8. A display tray embodying-a bottom formed of sheet material and having a mar ginal upturned rim provided with a downturned apron extending below the plane of said bottom, 'saidibottom having openings for articles, and 1a sub-bottom within said apron belowsaid tray bottom for supporting said articles, said sub-bottom being r above the lowermost portion of said apron with their aprons overlapping.

9. A display tray embodying abottom having openings therein for articles, said bottom having a marginal upturned rim provided with a do wnturned apron, said apron havingv a lower inwardly extending portion, a sub-bottom Within the apron be, low said tray bottom, and fasteners carried by said sub-bottom and seating on said portion to support the sub-bottom so that it supports said articles, said fasteners being removable from said portion to permit the sub-bottom to be removed.

10. A display tray embodying a bottom having raised bosses with openings therein, and a marginal doWnturned apron, a subbottom Within and supported by said apron, and article holders seated on the sub-bottom under and Withinsaid bosses to be in movement thereby on said sub-bottom.

MICHAEL E. KENDIS.

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